Health Headlines for Monday, February 6
Express Scripts says prescription drug spending slowed in 2016
Reuters
Express Scripts Holding Co, the largest pharmacy benefit manager in the United States, said prescription drug spending for its members slowed to less than 4 percent in 2016, at a time when scrutiny of drug price hikes has intensified.
Trump Says Health Law Replacement May Not Be Ready Until Next Year
New York Times
President Trump said in an interview that aired on Sunday that a replacement health care law was not likely to be ready until either the end of this year or in 2018, a major shift from promises by both him and Republican leaders to repeal and replace the law as soon as possible.
NYS Health Exchange sees 28% enrollment increase
WBFO 88.7
The window to sign up for health insurance through the New York state Marketplace has come and gone, but the marketplace was busier than ever even though there are lots of questions about what may happen to the current health care system.
U.S. patients have lower mortality rates with foreign-trained doctors
Reuters
U.S. patients may have lower mortality rates if their doctors were trained at foreign medical schools rather than at American universities, a recent study suggests.
Trump’s F.D.A. Pick Could Undo Decades of Drug Safeguards
New York Times
President Trump’s vow to overhaul the Food and Drug Administration could bring major changes in policy, including steps to accelerate the process of approving new prescription drugs, setting up a clash with critics who say his push for deregulation might put consumers at risk.
A N.Y. health law so stupid, it’s sick
New York Daily News
Imagine that the government, instead of distributing food stamps, wrote checks to grocery stores to reimburse them for giving stuff away.
Heroin blamed for sharp rise in hepatitis C in young adults
Buffalo News
Hepatitis C – the liver disease some doctors thought might one day be eradicated – is on the rise in Erie County.